| − | '''Liberation theology''' arose in the 1980s in [[Latin America]] as a vehicle for [[Fellow Traveller|fellow traveller]] priests with leftist political views to attack [[conservative]] governments friendly to the [[United States]]. While ostensibly based on [[Scripture]], the ideology tended to be extremely left-leaning in nature and was thus not viewed favorably by the [[Vatican]]. | + | '''Liberation theology''' arose from the 1960s onwards in [[Latin America]] as a vehicle for [[Fellow Traveller|fellow traveller]] priests with leftist political views to attack [[conservative]] governments friendly to the [[United States]]. While ostensibly based on [[Scripture]], the ideology tended to be extremely left-leaning and influenced by [[Marxist]] [[materialism]] and was thus not viewed favorably by the [[Vatican]]. |